Metal basket



March 10, 1925. v 1,529,012

' T. LENNOX METAL BASKET Filed Dec. 6, 1920 Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES TALBOT LENNOX, 0F MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA.

METAL BASKET.

' Application filed December 6, 1920. Serial- No. 428,714.

A further object is to provide an improved metallic bottom piece for a metal basket of this character, connected with the basket proper in such a manner as to form a strong, durable and water-tight joint.

A further object is to provide an improved handle for metallic baskets, and improved means for connecting same to the basket part.

My invention consists in the construction,

' arran ement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the acocmpanying drawings, in which: i v

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a basket embodying my invention.

Figure 2 shows a fragmentary top view of same.

Figure 3 shows a vertical sectional view of a part of a basket embodying'my invention.

Figure L shows an enlarged, detail section, on the line l of Figure 1, with one of the toothed rope retaining members in open position.

Figure 5 shows an enlarged sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 shows an enlarged sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 3; and

Figure 7 shows an enlarged sectional view on the line 77 of Figure 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the body portion of my improved metal basket is formed complete of a single sheet of metal, and on account of the reinforcements hereinafter described I am enabled to employ relatively thin, light and inexpensive metal.

The top edge of the basket is formed when the material is fiat, by rolling it in twocomplete turns 10, with the material of the body portion at 11' directly below the top rim extending downwardly from the central portion of the rim so that the large roll at the top extends inwardly and outwardly from the upright portion ofthe body portion the same distance. Bythis arrangement the top, upon which the most strain in a basket of this character falls, is of great strength, and at the" sametime no extra m-a-' teria'l in the way of rods for reinforcing same are necessary.

A short distance below the top ribthere' is an inwardly inclined rounded rib 12, and an outwardly inclined rounded rib 13, which serve to. prevent the basket from buckling ina direction which might tend to deflect it from a true circle. i

At a point below the rib 13- the material of the body portion inclines downwardly at 14' and inwardly at 15 to a point spaced apart from the center of the basket only a comparatively short distance, and in this part of the body portion ribs 126 are formed, extending from the top portion of the basket to the lower central portion, said ribs being gradually increased in thickness to the lower central edge, thus tending to .add strength to-the basket in resisting downward and out ward strains on the part of the basket which is most subjected to such strains.

At the bottom edge and. around thecentra'l opening I flatten out all ofthe ribs in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 6 and indicated by the numeral 17. This arrangement of bending the ribs over will be more clearly understood by reference to Figure 7 which shows the ribs only partly bent over, as shown at 18 in Figure 7, on

'the line 77 of Figure 3,v that is to say,

adjacent to the part that is wholly flattened out, as shown in Figure 6. I

The bottommember comprises a metal disc 19 of comparatively small diameter, and its edges are interlocked with the edges of the part 17 in the manner illustrated in Figure 3 which shows that the bottom member 19 has an upwardly and outwardly extending rib for engaging the interlocking parts to prevent movement of the interlocking part of the basket'member inwardly toward the central portion of the bottom portion, and between the interlocking parts I provide a strip or layer of flexible material 7 Obviously the joint is made very strong on account of the fact that at the part, 17 a hook is formed of substantially three layers of the metal of which the body is formed,

and after this hook" has thus been bent tothe position shown in Figure 3 it cannot become unbent by the application of any strains to which the basket is ordinarily subjected, such as would be the case if this hook were formed of only a single layer of material.

In Figure'S, which is taken on the section line 55 of Figure 3, I have illustrated that the ribs near the upper portion of the basket are only of very slight thickness and that the thickness of these ribs tapers progressively in increasing ratio down to the section line 7-7 in Figure 3. j

I have also provided an improved handle for metal baskets of this character, each of which comprises a metal clip 21 extended over the top rib ofthe basket and secured thereto by rivets, and having a' projecting portion 22 formed on its outer surface to receive a rope 23, which rope is held in position and against longitudinal movement by a rivet 24 passed through the clip21 and also through the rope. The ends of the rope areconnect'ed with each other, and a grip member forthe handle is formed as fol lows: i

The numeral 25 indicates a strip of sheet metal having both of its edges toothed at 26. i These two toothed edges are bent inwardly, and then the handle member 25 is bent into tubular form, with the toothededges extending toward the center. The ends of the rope are placed in this grip portion, and then the two toothed members 26 are pressed downwardly into -position with the teeth thereof entering and engaging the ends of the rope. This grip member performs the double function of firmly con- 1 necting the ends of the ropes together, and at the 82111161311116 providing a round, convenient handle member that is rigid throughout its length and which forms an excellent grip and protects the ends of the rope against wear.

In the manufacture of my improved basket, and by reason of its improved struc ture, substantially all of it may be made n metal baskets, and at the same time, on account of the reinforcing features, the basket is very strong and durable.

Furthermore, by my improved means for connecting the bottom piece in position, a water-tight joint is provided and at the same time the joint is made strong enough to withstand all of the strains to which these are ordinarily subjected, even-though the material is of very light gauge, on account of the greatreinforcement occasioned by the overlapping layers of the ribs at the joint.

I claim as my 111V6I1t1011i An improved metal basket comprising a body portion formed of a single sheet of relatively thin metal having formed in its sides and bottom ribs extending from the central portion of the bottom toward the top of the basket, said ribs being tapered from a maximum thickness at the bottom central portion of the'basket to a minimum thickness'near the upper end of the basket, the ribs at the bottom central portion being pressed laterally and being of such thickness that when thus pressed over they will form a comparatively flat top and bottom surfaces parallel with each other and con-H taining substantially three thicknesses ofa metal, the material thus formed at'the botj tom central portion of the body portion be: ing then bent upwardly, then inwardly,

then downwardly, and then outwardly, and a circular sheetmetal bottom member formed on its peripherywitha hook to in-.

terlock with the corresponding hook of the wardly extended folded'rib adjacent to said locking hook portions-of the two members,

hook and bent downwardly over the interbasket adjacent .to'the bottom portion and the lower part of the interlocking joint being all'substantiallyin the same horizontal plane to permit the basket to rest upon all of said parts on a substantially flat support,

for the purposes stated. Y

Des Moines, Iowa, September 22, 1920."

TALBOT LENNOX. 

